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Stricken with anxiety as a child, Buddhist teacher Mingyur Rinpoche learned how to heal his panic with awareness. He teaches us three techniques that helped him.
Chris Pacheco talks to psychotherapist Bruce Tift about attempting to control feelings of anxiety, why that makes it worse, and what to do instead.
Buddhist teacher Judy Lief explains the Buddha’s deep analysis of the roots of anxiety and shows how mindfulness can help us ease the suffering of an anxious mind.
After seeing multiple headlines about the dangers of meditation, Randy Rosenthal decided to investigate it for himself. Here’s what he found.
Meditation wasn’t designed to heal psychological wounds, explains Debra Flics. She cautions not to see it as a replacement for psychotherapy.
A moving account by Susan Moon of her journey back from depression, and how her Buddhist practice both helped and hindered her.
Hilary Smith isn’t keen about Zen, but she does need company. Isolation and depression are the wolves at the door of her mountain cabin.
The teachers are asked how a meditator deals with episodes of depression.
Josh Bartok gives advice on how to meditate without provoking unhealthy psychological states.
Reflecting on his experience bringing Buddhism to college campuses, Aaron Stryker says engagement, integration, and depth are three things young people are looking for.
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